Western Australian Road User Handbook Flashcards

Flashcards based on the Department of Transport's Drive Safe handbook for Western Australian road users, focusing on key vocabulary and concepts.

Speeding

Driving faster than the posted speed limit or driving too fast to suit the road, traffic, visibility, or weather conditions.

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

The quantity of alcohol in the body, measured by the weight in grams of alcohol present in 100 milliliters of blood.

Standard drink

Any drink containing 10 grams of alcohol.

Driver fatigue

Mental and physical tiredness that causes loss of alertness, drowsiness, poor judgment, slower reactions, and reduced driving skill; may cause micro-sleep.

Micro-sleep

A brief nap that lasts for around three to five seconds.

Incident response vehicles

Vehicles fitted with flashing warning lights and are authorized to stop at the roadside in order to respond to emergencies and breakdowns. These include: Police vehicles, Ambulances, Fire and emergency services vehicles, Motor break-down service vehicles, Tow trucks, and Main Roads Incident Response Service vehicles.

The ‘Two Second’ rule

A way of estimating what is an adequate following distance in good road, traffic, and weather conditions.

Reaction distance

The distance travelled from the time you realize you need to stop until you apply the brakes.

Braking distance

The distance travelled from the time you apply the brakes until the vehicle stops.

Stopping distance

The total of reaction distance plus braking distance.

Flashing yellow light (at intersections with traffic control signals)

The signals are not working properly. Treat the intersection as if you have a ‘GIVE WAY’ sign facing you.

Novice driver

A person is a novice driver until they have held a licence for minimum two years or periods adding up to two years.

Good Behaviour Period (GBP)

Eligible drivers who have accrued 12 or more demerit points can elect a Good Behaviour Period (GBP). By electing the GBP a person commits to driving for a period of 12 months without committing any further driving offences.

‘Park’

To permit the vehicle to remain stationary whether the vehicle is attended or not - except for the purpose of avoiding conflict with other traffic, complying with another law, or picking up or setting down passengers or goods (for a maximum of 2 minutes).

Clearways

Sections of roads where you cannot stop vehicles during certain times of the day or night. Clearways allow the traffic to flow more easily during peak traffic periods.

DRSABCD

An action plan for first aid: Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillation.